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The main series · at the same time as Empire of Storms, on the Southern Continent

Tower of Dawn

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Chaol travels to the Southern Continent for healing and allies. Don't skip it: it sets up the final book. Has sex scenes

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Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

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  • Main story6 of 7
  • Chronological7 of 8
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BeforeEmpire of StormsAfterKingdom of Ash
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Quick recap

A paralyzed Chaol arrives with Nesryn in Antica, on the Southern Continent, to seek healing at the Torre Cesme and the khagan's support in the war. Healer Yrene Towers, who hates Adarlan, agrees to treat him. Chaol must face his guilt and anger, and the two fall in love. Nesryn flies with Prince Sartaq's ruk riders and runs into spiders tied to the Valg. She finds that her power can drive out the Valg and saves Princess Duva, who is possessed by one. Chaol walks again, but his healing is bound to Yrene's magic. She learns that the stranger who paid for her journey years ago was Aelin. In the end, Chaol and Yrene marry, and the khagan sends armies north.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesIt was meant to be a novella

    Chaol's story started as a novella. Maas ended up more than doubling its planned length. She wrote in her newsletter that the story just poured out of her and she couldn't stop.

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  2. Behind the scenesA pushed date

    The book was set for June 2017 and moved to September 5. The shift gave Maas time to edit it, finish A Court of Wings and Ruin and write the final book, which moved to 2018.

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  3. Behind the scenesFrom novella to book six

    The title was revealed in April 2017. By then the former novella was officially book six, making the series seven novels long.

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  4. ReferenceRead The Assassin's Blade first

    Maas recommended reading The Assassin's Blade before this book, because characters from Celaena's past appear here. She also said that, given how much it reveals, it counts as a main book, not an extra.

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